Sanitary belt



Dec. 9, 1958 c. w. LEUPOLD ETAL 2,863456 SANITARY BELT Filed Feb. 17. 1953 INVENTORS GURT WALTER LEUPOLD 8x LORENZ HUPFAUF BY 1 M@ ATTORNEYS United tates Patent O This invention relates, as indicated, to sanitary belts.

Sanitary belts of a type commonly available are usually made of a woven rubberized fabric which, in use, bears against the Skin of the wearer and causes chafing.

These belts are usually provided with supporter straps, which bear the loops or other fasteners to which the ends of the strip of material which carries the sanitary pad are secured, and these straps are secured to the interior surface of the sanitary belt, thereby adding to the discomfort cf the wearer, since the portions of the straps thus secured project inwardly into the flesh of the wearer.

Moreover, in many of these belts, metallic elements such as the aforesaid loops, are secured to the belt or straps in such a manner that they too lie against the skin, thereby further adding to the discomfort of the wearer. One form of existing loop has an inwardly directed point to which the strip of material to which reference has been made is attached in such a manner that it is hooked onto the point. The strip of material has a secure anchorage to said loop, but an inherent disadvantage is the fact that the strip of material has to be threaded through the narrow upper part of the loop in order that it rnay be laid over the point.

The present invention has as its primary object the provision of a sanitary belt of the character described which avoids chafing of the skin.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sanitary be]t of the character described, in which the straps, which bear the loops 0r fasteners to which the ends of the sanitary napkin are secured, are applied and secured to the exterior of the belt A further object of the invention is to provide a novel form of loop which avoids the disadvantages of existing loops in that it renders possible the insertion of the ends of the sanitary napkin into the loop from the bottom.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a sanitary belt embodying the novel features of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary crosssectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of one of the loops, and

Fig. 4 -is a side elevational view of the loop of Fig. 3, as viewed from the right side of Fig. 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, reference numeral 3 designates a belt, which is preferably made from woven rubberized fabric, consisting of elastic threads having an especially streng textile covering woven therearound, the belt, after being woven, being roughened 011 its innen side or face so as t0 produce a flufly layer 01' surface 4 on said inside face, which lies against the body of the wearer. This avoids chafing of the skin.

Secured to the outer su1face of the belt 3 are straps 2, which are also made of a woven rubberized stretchable fabric, these straps having secured thereto the loops l, to which the ends cf the strip of material which contains the sanitary napkin are adapted to be secured. By securing the straps 2 to the exterior face of the belt 3, the

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inner surface of the belt is freed from inwardly-projecting portions of the straps, thereby greatly increasing the cornfort oft the wearer.

The loops 1 are also secured to the exterior surface of the straps 2, as best shown in Fig. l, so that they do not lie against the skin, thus further increasing the comfort of the wearer.

The loops 1 may be made of metal or a synthetic material, and each loop is bent to provide an upper portion of inverted U-shape and a lower portion of generally W-shaped contour, the outer arrns of the W merging into the lower ends of the upper portion of the loop. The inner arms 5 and 6 of the W are slightly separated from each other, as hast shown in Fig. 4. As stated above, the loops may be madle of metal or a synthetic material. They may be made of wire 0r as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of a strip of elastic material, in which case, they may be embossed to provide a reinforcing 1'ib 7.

When a sanitary pad is to be secured to the loops 1, the ends cf the strip of material which contains the sanitary pad are pressed upwardly through the space between the arms 5, 6, in the direction indicated by the arrow in Fig. 3 after which the ends 0f the strip are brought over and laid across the arrns 5 and 6, which form a point to which said ends are hooked.

It is preferred that the material from which the loops 1 are made have strong, springy characteristics, although this is not essential, since the advantages of these loops can also be attained when they are made of a rigid materia]. Where made of a springy material, the arms 5 and 6 can lie in abutment With each other, in which case, the ends of the strip of material can be pushed upwardly through the slit between said arms.

Due to the W-shaped form 0f the loop, and because of the weave of the strip of material which carries the sanitary napkin, it is impossible, even where a space exists between the arms 5 and 6, for the strip of material be pulled out through said space, after the ends of the strip have been anchored to the loops.

It is to be understood that the form of our invention, herewith shown and described, is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape, size and arrangernent of parts may be resorted to, without departing from the spirit of 0m invention, or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described our invention, We claim:

l. The method of making a sanitary belt 0f the character described, said method comprising roughening of the interior surface of a belt made of a woven elastic fabric in order to produce a fluffy interior layer.

2. A sanitary belt of the character described, said belt consisting of a woven fabric, the thueads of which, 011 the interior surface of the belt, are roughened, whereby to produce a flufiiness on said surface which lies against the body of the wearer.

3. A sanitary belt of the character described, said belt consisting of a woven elastic fabric, the threads cf which are covered with a textile which is roughened to procluce a flufliness on the interior surface of the belt which lies against the body of the wearer.

4. The method of making a sanitary belt of the character described, said method cornprising roughening of the interior surface of a belt made of a woven fabric in order to produce a flufiy interior 1ayer. V

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 316,261 Hart Apr. 21, 1885 1708904 Shaffer Apr. 9, 1929 1,770,741 Moore vJuly 15, 1930 

